Aerospace & Defense Industry Capabilities

TIGHITCO, Inc. is your trusted partner for aerospace and defense manufacturing, including MRO and overhaul services as well as design, fabrication and assembly of complex composites and insulation products.

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Aerospace Defense Composites
  • NADCAP certified
  • FAA repair station
  • EASA approved repair station
  • AS9100D
  • AS9110C
  • ISO9001
  • ASR
Defense Manufacturing

Precision Manufacturing for Aerospace & Defense: Composites, Assembly, Insulation & MRO

Need a reliable supplier for your aerospace and defense manufacturing or MRO services? For more than 80 years, TIGHITCO has been providing expert manufacturing services for the aerospace and defense industry. We’re known for providing quality, innovative solutions with responsive service. We maintain industry certifications with AS9100, ISO and NADCAP. Our capabilities include Part 145 MRO and overhaul support for helicopters, rotorcraft and fixed wing aircraft. We also provide composites, assemblies and insulation design and fabrication.

  • Design
  • Fabrication
  • Finishing
  • Testing
  • Repair
  • Excellent Responsiveness
    TIGHITCO's team is excellent on responsiveness and working with their customers to ensure open items are resolved and parts are delivered. The program, sales, engineering, quality, and operations teams are always willing to work with us and ensure parts delivered in a timely manner.
    — Jason Abate, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company

Design & Fabrication Capabilities

Aircraft Composite

Composite Manufacturing

  • Design & Engineering: Our design expertise in complex composite materials and structures focuses on efficiency and cost-effective production. We also assist with new product development.
  • Fabrication: We use state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques for complex composite components, as well as non-destructive testing and in-house tooling.
  • Assembly: Our finishing services include full assembly of your composite components.
  • Applications: Build-to-print fabrication for nearly any composite component for rotorcraft, drones, fixed wing aircraft, such as access doors, hatches and panels.

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Sheet Metal Fabrictation

Sheet Metal Fabrication

  • Precision Cutting & Forming: We offer metal foil forming, hydroforming, press brake forming, laser cutting, automated cutting and more.
  • Welding & Finishing: Our capabilities include resistance welding, an automatic weld system, prime & paint, in-house chemical film & chromic acid anodizing, among others.
  • Applications: We offer build-to-print fabrication of all types of aircraft sheet metal components.

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Aerospace Grade Insulation

Insulation Solutions

  • Thermal Insulation: TIGHITCO has 80 years of experience designing and fabricating insulation for extreme environments.
  • Materials: Our capabilities include custom metal foil insulation, soft goods and molded insulation products.
  • Applications: Aerospace insulation products can be custom fabricated for thermal or fire protection on nearly any component that’s subjected to high temperatures.

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Aerospace Parts Overhaul

Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Services

  • Overhaul Support Services: TIGHITCO specializes in overhaul support for rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft components.
  • Turnaround Time: We’re committed to supporting our government, defense & OEM customers with rapid turn time capability.
  • Quality Assurance: As a trusted Part 145 FAA and EASA certificated repair station, we also maintain industry certifications with AS9100, ISO and NADCAP.

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TIGHITCO is Your Single Source for Reliable, Responsive Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

With more than 80 years of experience in the aerospace industry, TIGHITCO understands your unique requirements. Our rigorous quality standards include non-destructive testing and inspections and we hold certifications with AS9100, ISO, NADCAP, and FAA/EASA. We’ve invested in the training and equipment to provide advanced manufacturing technologies for our customers around the world. Our work is backed by a warranty and responsive service, and we have five locations in the U.S. and Mexico to provide reliable production at a lower cost.

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